McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

William Whann Mackall

Brigadier General

—Confederate States of America —

By Craig Swain, June 11, 2009

1. William Whann Mackall Marker

Inscription.

Graduate U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1837, 8th in ClassResigned Commission to serve with Confederate Army May 1861-April 1865Adjutant General to General Albert S. JohnstonCommanded at Island No. 10, taken prisoner, later exchangedCommanded District of the GulfChief-of-staff of the Army of Tennessee, serving under General Joseph E. Johnston,throughout campaign against General Sherman in Georgia

Dedicated with gratitude and prideLaura Ratcliffe Chapter 2639, McLean, United Daughters of the ConfederacyJanuary 17, 2009

Erected 2009 by Laura Ratcliffe Chapter 2639, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Location. 38° 55.777′ N, 77° 11.852′ W. Marker is in McLean, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Great Falls Street and Chain Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Located in the cemetery for the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Lean VA 22101, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

By Craig Swain, June 11, 2009

2. William Whann MacKall Grave and Marker

The General's gravestone reads, Gen. Wm. Whann Mackall of the Confederate States Army, born at Georgetown D.C., Jan. 13, 1817. Died at Langley, Va., Aug. 19, 1891. Brave. Gentle. Modest. Distinguished in the Florida and Mexican Wars and in the War Between the States.

His wife lays at rest beside him. Aminta was the daughter of Francis Sorrel, of Savannah, Georgia. She was born July 8, 1823 and died Nov. 19, 1904. Aminta was also the sister of Confederate General Moxley Sorrel.

Nearby is the gravesite of another military officer of note. Commodore Thomas Ap. Catesby Jones, who served with distinction in the War of 1812. He also was involved with early American relations with Hawaii. During one of his visits to what was known at the time as the Sandwich Islands, Jones returned a young Herman Melville to the United States. Jones' nephew, Catesby ap Roger Jones was a Confederate naval officer, commanding the C.S.S. Virginia.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 30, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,220 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.